NCIS: Tony & Ziva Spinoff Casts Daughter Tali, Plus More Series Regulars
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Tiva is back! NCIS: Tony & Ziva is officially a go, with two fan-favorite agents making their return to the squad. NCIS: Tony & Ziva is Paramount Plus’ upcoming NCIS spin-off following NCIS Senior Field Agent Anthony “Tony” DiNozzo (played by Michael Weatherly) and NCIS Special Agent Ziva David (played by Cote de Pablo), who both left the series in Season 13.
Paramount Plus ordered the series in February 2024, around the same time CBS also greenlit prequel NCIS: Origins following a younger version of NCIS Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs from the mother series. The announcements for the two new NCIS spin-offs also came amid news of NCIS: Hawai’i’s cancellation by CBS after three seasons.
Originally titled NCIS: Europe, Weatherly and de Pablo announced in an Instagram video in May 2024 that the series will be retitled as NCIS: Tony & Ziva so viewers have a better idea of what the spin-off will be about. (Another title Paramount Plus considered was NCIS: Trust No One.) “It makes it really easy because the fans will know exactly what the show is. It’s about Tony and Ziva in Europe,” de Pablo said. in the video.
So when does NCIS: Tony & Ziva come out and what will the spin-off be about? Read on for what we know so far about NCIS‘ upcoming spin-off featuring one of the series’ most memorable (and controversial) couples, and whether any other cast members from the original series have been confirmed to appear.
When does NCIS: Tony & Ziva come out?
Paramount Plus hasn’t confirmed the release date for NCIS: Tony & Ziva, however, it is possible that the series will premiere in the fall of 2024, when NCIS returns for Season 22 on CBS and NCIS: Origins, another NCIS spin-off about a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, also premieres. The Wrap reported in May 2024 that NCIS: Tony & Ziva, which will be 10 episodes, began filming in Europe in July 2024.
Who’s in the NCIS: Tony & Ziva cast?
The NCIS: Tony & Ziva cast is led by Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo. Weatherly starred as NCIS Senior Field Agent Anthony “Tony” DiNozzo from Seasons 1 to 13 of NCIS; while de Pablo played NCIS Special Agent Ziva David from Seasons 3 to 11. She returned as a guest in Season 16 and as a recurring character in Season 17. DiNozzo, for his part, also returned as a guest in Season 21. Both Weatherly and de Pablo are also executive producers on NCIS: Tony & Ziva, along with showrunner John McNamara, who wrote the premiere episode.
In addition to the dynamic duo, the series will also star Isla Gie as Tony and Ziva’s precocious 12-year-old daughter Tali. She is described as an “intuitive” and “vigilant” tween, who is “is sick of being treated like a child” and ready to “ready to prove this” to the adults in her life.
Rounding out this cast is Amita Suman as Claudette, the Chief Technical Officer at Tony’s private security company; Maximilian Osinski as a Russian ex-pat and brilliant hacker named Boris; Nassima Benchicou as former French intelligence agent Martine; Julian Ovenden as Jonah, the Secretary General of Interpol; Terence Maynard as therapist named Dr. Lang; Lara Rossi as Tali’s caretaker Sophie and, finally, James D’Arcy as Henry, r high-ranking official at Interpol.
What is NCIS: Tony & Ziva about?
NCIS: Tony & Ziva will follow the events of the NCIS Season 13 finale, when Ziva was presumed dead and Tony left the NCIS to raise their daughter, Tali. Ziva made a surprise appearance in the Season 16 finale, where viewers learned that she had faked her own death and reunited with Tony to raise their daughter in Paris.
NCIS: Tony & Ziva picks up with an attack on Tony’s security company as him and Ziva “go on the run across Europe, try to figure out who is after them and maybe even learn to trust each other again so that they can finally have their unconventional happily ever after,” according to the official logline.
“It’s about Tony and Ziva in Europe,” de Pablo said in a video shared by Paramount Plus’ official Instagram in May 2024. “I expect intrigue, romance, the background of Europe, impossible situations that will make our life very complicated but somehow a little something about love.”
NCIS airs on CBS on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET and streams on Paramount+.
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